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title: oras blob delete
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# oras blob delete

Delete a blob from a remote registry

```bash
oras blob delete [flags] <name>@<digest>
```

## Examples

Delete a blob:

```bash
oras blob delete localhost:5000/hello@sha256:9a201d228ebd966211f7d1131be19f152be428bd373a92071c71d8deaf83b3e5
```

Delete a blob without prompting confirmation:

```bash
oras blob delete --force localhost:5000/hello@sha256:9a201d228ebd966211f7d1131be19f152be428bd373a92071c71d8deaf83b3e5
```

Delete a blob and print its descriptor:

```bash
oras blob delete --descriptor --force localhost:5000/hello@sha256:9a201d228ebd966211f7d1131be19f152be428bd373a92071c71d8deaf83b3e5
```

## Options

```
      --ca-file string                             server certificate authority file for the remote registry
  -d, --debug                                      debug mode
      --descriptor                                 output the descriptor
  -f, --force                                      ignore nonexistent references, never prompt
  -H, --header stringArray                         add custom headers to requests
  -h, --help                                       help for delete
      --insecure                                   allow connections to SSL registry without certs
  -p, --password string                            registry password or identity token
      --password-stdin                             read password or identity token from stdin
      --plain-http                                 allow insecure connections to registry without SSL check
      --pretty                                     prettify JSON objects printed to stdout
      --registry-config path                       path of the authentication file for registry
      --resolve host:port:address[:address_port]   customized DNS for registry, formatted in host:port:address[:address_port]
  -u, --username string                            registry username
  -v, --verbose                                    verbose output
```
